|
|
|
While contents and document text frames provide a useful method to browse a series of pages, frames also use up real estate, just like scrollbars. Even if the frame decorations are all turned off, a frame containing the majority of the document text suffers the problems discussed in Images--the frame width is smaller, increasing the chances of adding a horizontal scrollbar. Additionally, a single text line has fewer viewable characters, and the page becomes even more difficult to read and comprehend. Using simple top and bottom page or section navigation buttons, can make up for the missing contents frame.
The interaction between frames and scrollbars is another important area of concern. While most browsers manage scrolling within each frame independently, the 4630 Web Access Application only scrolls the entire (single) window. Scrolling by window moves the user's view of the frames as a whole, but does not scroll any of the data in individual frames. Data is likely to be in frames that can never be seen.
Minimal screen real estate and scrolling issues make frames something to avoid.
|
|
|